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VCF0871 R Opinion: How Much Better or Worse Economy in Past Year

QUESTION:
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How about (1996-LATER: Now thinking about) the economy (1990,1994-
later: in the country as a whole)?
Would you say that over the past year the nation's economy has gotten
better, stayed (all yrs. exc 1984: about) the same or gotten worse?
(IF BETTER:) Would you say much better or somewhat better?
(IF WORSE:)  Would you say much worse or somewhat worse?

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Much better
2.  Somewhat better
3.  Stayed same
4.  Somewhat worse
5.  Much worse

MISSING_CODES:
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8.  DK much or somewhat better/worse
9.  NA much or somewhat better/worse
0.  DK/NA if better or worse
Inap. question not used

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1980:  800150  
1982:  820328
1984:  840228  
1986:  860373
1988:  880244  
1990:  900423
1992:  923532  
1994:  940909
1996:  960386  
1998:  980419
2000:  000491  
2002:  023028
2004:  043098


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03